The incident occurred on Sunday, March 5, after 10:00 p.m. The duty officer of the District Police Headquarters in Zgorzelec received a report that a man had been hit by a train running on the Görlitz–Legnica route.
Commissioner Agnieszka Goguł, press officer of the Zgorzelec District Police Headquarters, explained in an interview with lwowecki.info that officers’ findings indicate the incident occurred on the route between Węgliniec and Zagajnik. The Lwówek-based outlet reported: “The man was walking along the railway tracks, was not visible to the driver and was hit by the train.
The 45-year-old resident of Bolesławiec County was taken to hospital. He was drunk at the time of the incident.